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turfing out

turfing out is the present participle and gerund of turf out.

Meaning of turf out

Verb

turf out (third-person singular simple present turfs out, present participle turfing out, simple past and past participle turfed out)

  1. (informal, transitive, usually) To remove or eject from a place.
    • I'm feeling a bit pipped this morning—got turfed out of bed at seven o'clock and all that.1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in Jill the Reckless

Questions about turfing out

What is turfing out the present participle and gerund of?
Turfing out is the present participle and gerund of turf out.

Words near turfing out in the dictionary

  1. turfgrasses
  2. turfier
  3. turfiest
  4. turfiness
  5. turfing
  6. turfing out
  7. turfism
  8. turfite
  9. turfites
  10. turfless
  11. turflike

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